Having just learned of Duke University’s cowardly and ill-considered decision to rescind its invitation to its Muslim student group to broadcast the Friday call to prayer from its chapeltower, and especially after reading Franklin Graham’s foolish comments, I wish I could tell you that these people are not true Christians. Unfortunately, I cannot. To be sure, their actions in no way embody the teachings of Jesus or follow from our doctrines. No, this is not what being a Christian means.

A minaret in Fez, Morocco, as seen from a rooftop. My wife and I lived in Fez two summers ago. The experience of the adhan from dozens of mosques echoing all over the old city is something I will treasure all my days.